Convert short to byte[] in Java

Question

How can I convert a short (2 bytes) to a byte array in Java, e.g.

short x = 233;
byte[] ret = new byte[2];

...

it should be s

Answer 1

Figured it out, its:

public static byte[] toBytes(short s) {
    return new byte[]{(byte)(s & 0x00FF),(byte)((s & 0xFF00)>>8)};
}